Jenise SPITERI

Malta
Snowboard
20 Sep 1992
29
Female
REDWOOD CITY, CA
 
United States of America
REDWOOD CITY, CA
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SBD Snowboard Women's Snowboard Halfpipe 21

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium
Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Qualification
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

World Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
14Halfpipe Ladies2021Aspen, USA32.50
25Halfpipe Ladies2017Sierra Nevada, ESP44.75
World Cup Rankings
SeasonHalfpipeOverall Park&Pipe
2021/20222663
2020/20212354
2017/20183281
2016/20172978
2015/20162968
2014/20152964
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonHalfpipe
2021/20222 x 22nd
2020/20211 x 21st
2017/20181 x 15th
2016/20171 x 22nd
2015/20161 x 17th
2014/20151 x 21st
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocationResult
22Halfpipe2021/2022Laax, SUI32.20
22Halfpipe2021/2022Copper Mountain, USA39.33
24Halfpipe2021/2022Mammoth Mountain, USA17.20
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Skateboarding, travel, and eating.

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Athlete, social media creator

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Bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship, Sierra Nevada University (2013).

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Father, George. Mother, Jacki. Half brothers, Bryan and Aaron.

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English, American sign language

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Mammoth Mountain Ski Club

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Ben Boyd (AUS) and Brett Esser (USA)

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Mother Jacki Spiteri (Figure Skating): USA nationally ranked figure skater, then skated in a professional ice show.

Boyfriend Ricky Glaser (Skateboarding): Current professional skateboarder from Australia.

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Figure skating: "I’ve been doing that my entire life, so I’ve always had that competitive spirit." (summitdaily.com, 22 Jan 2016)

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2011 FIS event in Copper (Halfpipe - 32nd)
2014 World Cup in Copper (Halfpipe - 21st)

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2017: Torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in New Zealand while training for the 2018 Olympic qualifier. Missed PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games participation.

2012: Torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at Billabong Flaunt It slopestyle finals.

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2015

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Began snowboarding in the 2010/11 winter season at age 18. Attended Sierra Nevada College in the Lake Tahoe, California area and fell in love with the sport. (summitdaily.com, 22 Jan 2016)

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Originally competed in all the disciplines, "but as I reached a higher level I saw that I needed to focus on one because the athletes I was competing against put all their time in single events. While I placed higher in slopestyle, I enjoyed the challenge of halfpipe so I chose to focus on that." (Athlete, 30 Sep 2021)

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To land a 900. To become a professional actress/stunt woman. To become Malta’s first-ever Olympic snowboarder. (Athlete, 30 Sep 2021)

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Featured in snowboarding and skateboarding on many television shows and movies. (Athlete, 30 Sep 2021)

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Snowboarder Kelly Clark (USA), 2002 Olympic halfpipe champion, two-time Olympic bronze medallist (2010, 2014). "I really looked up to her and she was very supportive of me when I started. When I was invited to my first pro competition during my fourth year snowboarding, I told her I was worried to accept the invitation because I didn’t think I was ready, but she encouraged me and gave me the confidence to do the competition." (Athlete, 30 Sep 2021)

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Her mother. "She had experience as a professional athlete so she’s been very helpful to have as support because she understands the emotions and mental state of training and competing." (Athlete, 30 Sep 2021)

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Painting nails the night before a competition. (Athlete, 30 Sep 2021)

General Interest

CHANGE OF NOC FROM USA TO MALTA
In spring 2015, she changed her National Olympic Committee from the United States of America to Malta. Her parents are Malta natives, and, after meeting with the Mediterranean nation’s Olympic committee in 2015 fall, officials agreed to support her as an athlete. (summitdaily.com, 22 Jan 2016)

MALTA ONLY ATHLETE AND FLAGBEARER AT BEIJING 2022
Not only is she is the first snowboarder from Malta competing at any Olympic Winter Games, but she is also the only Maltese athlete at Beijing 2022 and will serve as Malta flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony.

CONTENT CREATOR
Owns the largest women’s snowboard YouTube channel in the world.

LATE START
Started snowboarding at age 18 because people told her it was too late and she would never make it. "Basically, quit before I tried since I didn’t start at seven years old. But I believe with enough determination and passion you can achieve anything. Never let anyone tell you you’re too late to have a chance in life. You can be successful at any age if you want it badly enough." (Athlete, 30 Sep 2021)

VAN LIFE
Lives in a van (Nissan NV200) that she converted into a tiny home with the help of her father. (Athlete, 30 Sep 2021)

TRYING NOT TO LOOK LIKE A FIGURE SKATER
"Figure skating would’ve translated to skiing better, probably. But with all the spins and jumps in ice-skating, I’m good at getting rotations - I can do that, I know what to do. It’s just the style and technique with snowboarding that is tough and different. When I started snowboarding, I would spin with my legs completely straight. Now I just need to learn how to get low, basically not look like a figure skater." (summitdaily.com, 22 Jan 2016)

MODELLING AND ACTING
Started acting and modelling when she was a young girl in San Francisco. "That was always a passion of mine growing up and all the way through high school I thought I’d move to L.A. (Los Angeles, California) and do that. But the senior year was when I discovered the community of snowboarding." (summitdaily.com, 22 Jan 2016)

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